| Christmas Song Book | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 19, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | at PDU studios in Lugano | |||
| Length | 37:47 | |||
| Label | PDU | |||
| Mina chronology | ||||
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Christmas Song Book is an album by Italian singer Mina, released in 2013.
In the album, Mina covers twelve Christmas songs, written between 1818 ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", original version of "Silent Night") and 1973 ("Old Fashion Christmas"). Among the others, she sings four Bing Crosby hits ("The Secret of Christmas", "I'll Be Home for Christmas”"How Lovely Is Christmas" and "White Christmas").
Two songs were previously released: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (for the 2012 album, 12 (American Song Book)) and "Silent Night" (for the 2010 movie, La banda dei Babbi Natale by Italian comedians Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and published in the EP Piccola Strenna).
The song "Baby, It's Cold Outside", always performed in a duo, has been recorded with Italian comedian and TV presenter Fiorello.
The album peaked at number 6 on the Italian Albums Chart[1] and it was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Old Fashion Christmas" | Kenny Williams, F. P. Sturm | Kenny Williams (1973) | 5:59 |
| 2. | "The Secret of Christmas" | Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | Bing Crosby (1959) | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Frank Loesser | Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalbán (1949)[3] | 2:25 |
| 4. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon | Bing Crosby (1943) | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | Judy Garland (1944) | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Joseph Carleton Beal , James Ross Boothe | Bobby Helms (1957) | 1:19 |
| 7. | "Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)" | Franz Xaver Gruber, John Freeman Young, Joseph Mohr | Edison Male Quartette (1905)[4] | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Let It Snow" | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | Vaughn Monroe (1945) | 2:48 |
| 9. | "How Lovely Is Christmas" | Alec Wilder, Arnold Sundgaard | Bing Crosby (1957) | 1:59 |
| 10. | "Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney" | Billy Moore Jr., William D. Hardy | 2:48 | |
| 11. | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | Richard Storrs Willis, Edmund Sears | 2:25 | |
| 12. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | Bing Crosby (1942) | 2:36 |
| Total length: | 37:47 | |||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[5] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Italian Charts - Mina - Christmas Song Book (album)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Italian album certifications – Mina" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 January 2013. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Mina" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
- ↑ The Originals - "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Retrieved 24 November 2013
- ↑ The Originals - "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht". Retrieved 24 November 2013
- ↑ "Italian album certifications – Mina – Christmas Song Book" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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